Harden's Clippers championship dream is probably going to fall on the knee of the small card

This season, the Clippers have a 51-31 record and are fourth in the West, which gives them home-court advantage in the first round against the Mavericks! George and Leonard have both set a new high in appearances since joining the Clippers this season, plus the blessing of James Harden and Wei Shao, the healthy Clippers have the hard power to compete with any team in the league! Previously, many people in the outside world were also very optimistic about the prospect of the Clippers winning the championship this year, thinking that they should have a chance to break out of the West and win the damn championship this year!

The Clippers' first-round opponent this year is the Mavericks, and the Clippers can be said to be confident in the face of such an opponent! Because the two teams have met in the last two playoff games, and the Clippers have finally advanced. There is no doubt that the Mavericks are the Clippers' underdogs, which gives the Clippers a psychological advantage against the Mavericks. After all, the Clippers are a team of four future Hall of Famers, while the Mavericks are twins!

Besides, in order to cope with the Mavericks' super interior line, the Clippers also boldly signed the talented interior big man Kai Jones in the closing stage of the regular season. This guy is an interior monster who claims to be able to beat the peak O'Neal, and he will definitely be able to suppress PJ Washington and Gafford on the inside! In short, the Clippers have a lot of advantages over the Mavericks, and they are the team that is more favored to advance!

At present, the Clippers and Mavericks are both in full swing preparing for the first round matchup between the two sides! But at this juncture, the Clippers have a particularly bad news, that is, their star Kawaii Leonard has not recovered well from a knee injury, so that there is still inflammation. This undoubtedly casts a shadow over the Clippers' championship prospects this year!

Recently, sports celebrity Chris Broussard revealed the inside story of Xiaoka's knee injury. Broussard said he contacted a person familiar with the matter who said they were concerned about Small's injury, which swells badly.

If we don't think this guy's report is reliable, let's listen to what ESPN Celebrity has to say? Recently, ESPN Celebrity shared what he knows about Xiaoka on the show. "In the past, Ka's injuries have always been mysterious, and at some point his actual injuries were more serious than those reported, but not this time," the name said. As far as I know, Ka's knee is inflamed, the same knee he had surgery on. ”

Even ESPN has reported that Xiaoka's knee is still inflamed, which means that it may be difficult for the Clippers to have a healthy Xiaoka in the first round of this year's playoffs! After all, Xiaoka is a well-known old illness in the league, and whether his knee can be 100% healthy determines how far the Clippers can go! But at present, no one can say that Xiaoka's knee injury will be completely healed for a long time. This is probably the reason why people are starting to worry about the Clippers' championship prospects, because the Clippers really can't afford to lose their health card! But even if he can play with an injury and help the Clippers advance, the Clippers may not go far!

As we all know, the reason why James Harden has always insisted on being traded to the Clippers is that he is interested in teaming up with Xiaoka, George, and Wei Shao to realize his career championship dream! But when the playoffs are about to start, Xiaoka fell on a knee injury. It is worth mentioning that Xiao Ka has been out of action since early April due to a knee injury! When will he be truly healthy, and how far will Xiao Ka be able to lead the Clippers?

But Xiaoka's knee injury undoubtedly planted a time bomb for the Clippers' championship prospects, which always made people feel psychologically unstable. The health of the knees of the small card determines the ceiling of the Clippers, and it also determines whether Harden can realize the championship dream! Without a healthy small card, the Clippers will not want to win the championship.